Keith Macpherson Smith
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Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, KBE was an Australian aviator, who, along with his brother, Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, Sergeant James Mallett Bennett and Sergeant Walter Shiers, became the first people to
Capt. Ross (left) and Lieut. Keith (right) Smith in 1921.
Ross and Keith Smith, Mascot, Sydney, 1920
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Vickers Vimy
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The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps, the Vimy
Keith Macpherson Smith
…On 12 November 1919, the brothers, along with Sergeant Jim Bennett and Sergeant Wally Shiers, departed from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, England, in a Vickers Vimy aeroplane, eventually landing in Darwin, Australia on 10 December, having taken less than 28 days with an actual flying time of 135 hours. The four men…
Vickers Vimy
Vickers F.B.27 Vimy side view
Alcock and Brown's Vimy at Clifden, Ireland on 15 June 1919, having landed in a bog
Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, flown by Ross Macpherson Smith and his brother Keith Macpherson Smith from England to Australia in 1919